Anocha Suwichakornpong | |
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อโนชา สุวิชากรพงศ์ | |
 Anocha Suwichakornpong in 2020 | |
| Born | February 24, 1976 Chonburi, Thailand |
| Other names | Mai |
| Education | |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Organization(s) | Purin Pictures, Electric Eel Films |
| Notable work | |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Prince Claus Award |
| Website | http://electriceelfilms.com https://www.purinpictures.org |
Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thai: อโนชา สุวิชากรพงศ์, born 1976) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter and producer. She is currently Professor of Film at Columbia University, where she advises thesis students in the MFA Film Program and teaches film directing.[1] She was formerly Visiting Lecturer on Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University.[2]
She has directed four feature films and over a dozen shorts films. Her films include Come Here (2021); By the Time It Gets Dark (2016); and Mundane History (2010).[3]
Her films have been the subject of retrospectives at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York; TIFF Cinematheque, Toronto; Cinema Moderne, Montreal; and Olhar De Cinema, Brazil, among others.[4] Her work, informed by the socio-political history of Thailand, has received international critical acclaim and numerous awards.
She is the recipient of the 2019 Prince Claus award for:[5]
"Pioneering a mode of intellectual feminist filmmaking, courageously and convincingly challenging hegemonic practices and established conventions, both in filmmaking and in society."
In 2020, she was a recipient of the Silpathorn Award, an honour for living Thai contemporary artists presented annually by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand. In 2024, she was selected for the Creative Capital Award.[6]
As is common in Thai culture, her friends, colleagues and fans often refer to her by her nickname, Mai (maɪ), a common practice in Thai culture.[7]
She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and Bangkok.[8]
- ^ Barragán, Carlos (18 November 2022). "This Is Who We Are: Professor Anocha Suwichakornpong".
- ^ "Harvard University, Anocha Suwichakornpong". Archived from the original on 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Anocha Suwichakornpong - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Harvard University, Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies". Harvard University. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Anocha Suwichakornpong". Prince Claus Fund. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Anocha Suwichakornpong". Creative Capital. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ Media, Koktail. "Friday Future Lister: Mai's Lens: Anocha Suwichakornpong's Fusion of Film, Feminism, and Activism". Koktail Media. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "A Thai Filmmaker Returns to Columbia to Teach". Columbia News. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.